Cigarette holder



Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce.

HENRY N. STAATS, OF CHILLICOTHE, OHIO.

CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Application filed December a, 1926. Serial No. 153,353.

This invention relates to new'and useful improvements in cigaretteholders.

One object ofthe invention 15 to prov1de a device of this characterwhich will effectively prevent dropping of ashes, and wh1ch will preventdying of ashes and sparks,

when smoking in a high wind, as during the driving of an automobile. 1

Another ob'ect is to provide a novel and simple device which willeffectively enclose a cigarette but provide proper draft for theconsumption of the cigarette.

Another object-is to provide a mouthpiece for the cigarette embracing orenclosing portion of the holder, which includes novel means foreffectively cleaning the burnt cigarette, and adhering paper, from thesaid enclosing portion.

Other objects an -1 advantageswrll be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanymg drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cigarette holder made in accordancewith the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the manner of inserting thecleaning element in the cigarette enclosing portion, for removing theburnt cigarette.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the enclosing portion,showing the cleaning disk in operation.

Figure 4: is a plan view of the blank from which the cigarette enclosingportion is formed.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents thecigarette enclosing portion of the holder, said portion being formedfrom a single sheet of suitable metal, such as aluminum, and having aplurality of longitudinally extending elongated slots 11 therein, asclearly seen in Figures 1 and 4. This metal sheet is rolled into tubularform, as shown in Figure 1, to snugly receive a cigarette therein, thelongitudinal split 12, of the tube, being closed.

The mouthpiece of the cigarette holder includes the mouth portion 13, ofhard-rubher, or other material, to one end of which is secured theencircling band 14, of metal. From one side of the outer end of thisband there extends a circular disk 15, of adiameter slightly greaterthan the interior diameter of the tubular portion 10, said disk beingconnected with the band by means of the narrow stem 16. It will be notedthat the disk and stem'thereof, extend longitudinally from the outer endof the band, so that when the tubular portion 10 is properly seatedwithin said band, the disk will lie close to the said portion 10, so asnot to interfere with the proper use of the device.

lrVhen the cigarette has been consumed, and it is desired to clean theburnt cigarette from the portion 10. the smoker removes the tubularmember 10 from the mouthpiece por tion, inserts the disk in one end ofsaid por tion 10, edgewise, as shown in Figure 3, and

'pries open the split of said portion, with thestem 16, after which heturns the mouthpiece so that the disk lies transversely within themember 10, and withthe split spread open by stem of the disk. Themouthpiece is then drawn longitudinally of the member 10 so that theedge of the disk scrapes the portions of cigarette which adhere to theinner face of said member. This operation may be repeated several times,until all of the particles of the cigarette have been properly cleanedfrom the tubular member.

The disk may also be of use in facilitating the introduction of a newcigarette into the tubular member 10, by sliding said disk to a pointadjacent one end of said member, inserting an end of a cigarette in saidend, and then moving the disk and cigarette, which latter rests on theformer, longitudinally within the said member. The stem of the diskholds the tube in proper spread condition so that the cigarette willmore easily enter the tube. Upon withdrawing the disk from the tube,said tube will close into firm embracing engagement with the cigarette,after which the smoker inserts an end of the tube in the band 14, of themouthpiece, which latter firmly, and frictionally fits within theformer. Attention is directed to the fact that the tube 10 is resilient,and its normal tendency is to expand, whereby to properly andfrictionally fit into the socket of the mouthpiece section 13. After acigarette has been consumed, the passage of the cleaner therethroughcauses the separation of the sides of the split, of the tube, and theconsequent expansion of the tube, whereby when the tube is againinserted in the socket of the mouthpiece, it will fit tightly therein.Thus the cleaner simultaneously performs two functions, one to removethe remains of the burnt cigarette, and the other to expand the tube, asthe shank of the cleaner passes longitudinally within the split of thetube.

hat is claimed is:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a mouthpiece section, a cigaretteholding, section removably and frictionally held in the former, saidholding section being longitudinally split, and means on the mouthpiecesection for spreading action upon the walls of said split and scrapingaction upon the interior of the holding section.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a mouthpiece section, a foraminous andlongitudinally split tubular member for enclosing a cigarette andremovably and frictionally held within the mouthpiece section, and adisk connected to the mouthpiece section by a stem, the said stem beingarranged to open the split to permit introduction of the disk forscraping the interior of the tubular memher.

3. A cigarette holder including a longitudinally split tubular cigaretteenclosing member, and a cleaning disk arranged to be passed within thetubular member for cleaning the interior thereof, said cleaning diskhaving means for spreading the split of the tubular member to permit theintroduction of the disk thereinto.

4. A cigarette holder including a mouthpiece section and a cigarettecontaining section, said containing section being longitudinally splitwhereby to permit the introduction of an implement for the purpose ofremoving the remains of a burnt cigarette and simultaneously expandingthe section.

5. A cigarette holder including a mouth piece section and a tubularcigarette containing section frictionally held in the mouthpiecesect-ion, said containing section being longitudinallysplit whereby topermit passage of a cleaning too longitudinally through the section andfor simultaneously reexpanding the section to frictionally engage in themouthpiece section.

6. A cigarette holder including a 1nouthpiece section having a socket,and a tubular cigarette containing section, said container beingresilient and longitudinally split for passage of a cleanin tooltherethrough to remove the remains oi a burnt cigarette, and forsimultaneously reexpanding the tubular container for proper frictionalengagement in the socket of the mouthpiece section.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

HENRY N. STAATS.

